What to make of March student union elections

Even as their relevance is questioned, Tribhuvan University seeks to widen the scope of Free Student Union polls.

The Tribhuvan University executive committee has finally decided to hold the long- pending Free Student Union elections on March 19 and directed all its constituent and affiliated colleges to prepare for the polls. Through the elections, the colleges under the university will get the elected representatives for the next two years so that they can better raise the students’ concerns with the administration. Over many decades, student leaders have been a part of various political transformations. Many of today’s top political leaders cut their teeth in student politics.